April 26, 2012
C4E Director Candidate Search Seminars
The candidates for C4E Director search will give seminars next week to discuss their position with the center and its future.
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April 17, 2012
Discovery Park research centers plan lineup of Earth Day activities
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Center for the Environment, Energy Center and Purdue Climate Change Research Center in Discovery Park are joining units across the Purdue University campus for several public events next week to celebrate Earth Day 2012.
Read MoreApril 4, 2012
Search for Director, Center for the Environment, Discovery Park
A search is underway for the next Director of The Center for the Environment (C4E) in Discovery Park. The review and interview process is scheduled to be completed before the end of the semester so that a new director will start during summer 2012. This is an internal search, and we welcome applications from Purdue West Lafayette faculty (application deadline is noon, April 16th).
Read MoreMarch 28, 2012
A Lifetime of Listening
Few have heard the world as Bernie Krause has. Originally trained as a musician, he spent years recording the most famous musicians of the 1960s and 70s. Then he left the studio to explore the origins of music in nature. Krause has recorded wild sounds in places few have ever been or even dreamed of. Living on Earth’s Ike Sriskandarajah listens in.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2012
Whisper of the Wild
Setting off in the predawn gloaming of central Alaska, we were the sounds of swishing snow pants, crunching boots and cold puffs of breath. As sunrise gradually lightened the late November sky, we took visible shape: a single-file parade on a narrow white trail traveling west, deeper into Denali National Park and Preserve.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2012
Daniel Aldrich just published in the lastest AsiaPacific Issue Series
Dr. Aldrich’s paper titled “Post-Crisis Japanese Nuclear Policy: From Top-Down Directives to Bottom-Up Activism,” was published in the latest edition of the AsiaPacific Issue Series.
Read MoreNovember 21, 2011
Grant lends global ear for Purdue professor’s research
With the help of a federal grant, a Purdue University researcher is leading an effort to further an emerging area of scientific research. Bryan Pijanowski, a forestry and natural resources professor, is bringing together a team of scientists, musicians, psychologists and engineers to launch the Global Sustainable Soundscape Network.
Read MoreNovember 8, 2011
Symposium to focus on environmental challenges of global population growth
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University’s Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program is leading a campus-wide symposium on Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov. 8 and 9) to highlight the environmental issues of population growth.
Read MoreNovember 7, 2011
Purdue researcher leads effort to capture natural sounds, coordinate global network
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University researcher will lead a global natural soundscape network
Read MoreOctober 14, 2011
Purdue, Colombian company seek research collaborations
President France A. Cordova and Federico Restrepo, CEO of Grupo Empresarial EPM (Empresas Publicas de Medellin), sign a memorandum of understanding that will facilitate collaborations in the areas of nanotechnology, water resources, environmental science and energy.
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